Five year olds who are ready for kindergarten are:

Healthy

• Have a current medical record at the time of registration
• Have received all required immunizations

Physically Ready

• Can hop, skip, run and jump
• Can participate in movement and dance

Socially and Emotionally Ready

• Can communicate needs and wants
•  Are able to manage feelings
•  Are beginning to show a curiosity and desire to learn

Cognitively Ready

• Can tell someone his or her name
• Recognize basic colors
• Use writing tools (pencils, crayons, markers)
• Can draw a picture of a person and name body parts like head, knees, arms and legs
• Are able to sit and listen to an appropriate story for three and four year olds
• Can follow simple directions
• Use language to express needs and wants
• Are able to count
• Know at least two to three familiar nursery rhymes or chants